Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 12
Rudra-prasava-varṇana
The Manifestation and Naming of Rudra / Nīlalohita
Devanagari script
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत् / पञ्चमं नाम देहीति प्रत्युवाच स्वयंभुवम्
Transliteration
kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt / pañcamaṃ nāma dehīti pratyuvāca svayaṃbhuvam
Translation
Brahmā spoke again to him as he wept, “Why do you cry?” He replied to the Self-born, “Grant me the fifth name.”
Word by Word
kimwhy/what
kim:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; interrogative used adverbially
rodiṣido you weep
rodiṣi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootrud (रुद् धातु)
FormLaṭ (Present/वर्तमान), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (इति अव्यय)
FormQuotation particle (इति-प्रयोग)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana
rudantamweeping
rudantam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootrud (रुद् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
FormŚatṛ-present active participle (वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त), Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; qualifies 'tam'
punaragain
punar:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (पुनर् अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
abravītsaid
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbrū (ब्रू धातु)
FormLaṅ (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
pañcamamthe fifth (name)
pañcamam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcama (पञ्चम प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; ordinal adjective used with implied 'nāma'
nāmaname
nāma:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (नामन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana
dehigive
dehi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (दा धातु)
FormLoṭ (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (इति अव्यय)
FormQuotation particle (इति-प्रयोग)
pratyuvācareplied
pratyuvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprati-√vac (प्रति + वच् धातु)
FormLiṭ (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
svayaṃbhuvamSvayaṃbhū (the self-born)
svayaṃbhuvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsvayaṃbhū (स्वयम्भू प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; epithet of Brahmā